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The first day of sophomore year was coming to an end. One year ago on this day I took my first steps at Herricks. Moving was frightening, exhilarating, and daunting. But the copious opportunities that this school offered overshadowed all these sentiments. This contradicting factor was the foremost incentive that wanted Regardless, the year went by and my parents or my brother didn’t notice.

I know, I certainly didn’t. The last period of the day was English. We were going over the course syllabus, expectations, and other standard first day activities. Then we got around to our summer reading book, Outliers. It was a informative non-fiction piece that conveyed the extraordinary actions of certain individuals and the steps they took to succeed.

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